Map data distribution system and navigation apparatus
First Claim
1. A map data distribution system comprising:
- a navigation apparatus comprising a distribution request transmitting section and a map data receiving section; and
a map distribution server comprising a map data transmitting section, wherein the navigation apparatus is connected in communication with the map distribution server through a predetermined network;
the distribution request transmitting section transmits a distribution request to the map distribution server, the distribution request including distribution conditions relating to the amount of map data to be distributed;
the map data transmitting section transmits the map data satisfying the distribution conditions included in the distribution request; and
the map data receiving section receives map data that satisfies the distribution conditions and that is sent in accordance with the distribution request.
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Abstract
A map data distribution system includes a navigation apparatus and a map distribution server. The navigation apparatus is connected to the map distribution server through a predetermined network. The navigation apparatus transmits a distribution request to the map distribution server. The distribution request includes distribution conditions relating to the amount of map data to be distributed. The map distribution server transmits area information to the navigation apparatus. The area information shows a geographical area of the map data that is transmittable under the distribution conditions. The navigation apparatus displays, in accordance with the transmitted area information, a map area of the map data transmittable in a single distribution operation under the distribution conditions and superimposes it on the map. The navigation apparatus transmits a downloading instruction in which one or more map areas are specified by a user to the map distribution server. The navigation apparatus downloads predetermined map data.
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1. A map data distribution system comprising:
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a navigation apparatus comprising a distribution request transmitting section and a map data receiving section; and
a map distribution server comprising a map data transmitting section, wherein the navigation apparatus is connected in communication with the map distribution server through a predetermined network;
the distribution request transmitting section transmits a distribution request to the map distribution server, the distribution request including distribution conditions relating to the amount of map data to be distributed;
the map data transmitting section transmits the map data satisfying the distribution conditions included in the distribution request; and
the map data receiving section receives map data that satisfies the distribution conditions and that is sent in accordance with the distribution request. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A navigation apparatus comprising:
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a distribution request transmitting section; and
a map data receiving section, wherein the navigation apparatus is connected in communication with a map distribution server through a predetermined network and receives map data from the map distribution server;
wherein the distribution request transmitting section transmits a distribution request to the map distribution server, the distribution request including distribution conditions relating to the amount of the map data to be distributed; and
the map data receiving section receives the map data that satisfies the distribution conditions and that is sent in accordance with the distribution request. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12)
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13. A map data updating method for downloading map data from a map distribution server through a predetermined network and updating map data in a navigation apparatus, comprising:
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transmitting, by the navigation apparatus, a distribution request to the map distribution server, the distribution request including distribution conditions relating to the amount of map data to be distributed;
transmitting, by the map distribution server, map data satisfying the distribution conditions included in the distribution request to the navigation apparatus; and
receiving, by the navigation apparatus, the map data satisfying the distribution conditions transmitted from the map distribution server. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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